linux-kernel - Re: CVE-2023-52466: PCI: Avoid potential out-of-bounds read in pci_dev_for_each

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Message-ID: <084e7c38-ebce-4091-af40-42283e344ccc@suse.de>
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:18:51 +0100
From: Carlos López <clopez@...e.de>
To: cve@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-cve-announce@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: CVE-2023-52466: PCI: Avoid potential out-of-bounds read in
 pci_dev_for_each_resource()


Hi,

On 25/2/24 9:16, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> There is no actual issue right now because we have another check afterwards
> and the out-of-bounds read is not being performed. In any case it's better
> code with this fixed, hence the proposed change.

Given that there is no actual security issue this looks more like a
hardening, and thus not deserving of a CVE, no?

Best,
Carlos

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Carlos López
Security Engineer
SUSE Software Solutions